Clare 3-19 Down 0-5: CLARE HAD their expected facile win over Down in the All-Ireland minor hurling quarter-final in Mullingar on Saturday afternoon, the Banner boys winning out in the end by an unflattering 23-point margin.
It was virtually one-way traffic for the opening half-hour and great goals from Bobby Duggan and Shane O’Donnell had Clare 2-11 to 0-3 ahead at half-time. Niall Deasy added a goal in the 35th minute as Clare romped home.
CLARE: E Quilligan; S O'Brien, B Carey, G Ryan; A McGuane, C Cleary, E Quirke; D Conroy, A O'Gorman (0-1); N Deasy (1-5), J Malone (0-1), J Shanahan (0-1); B Duggan (1-7, 0-5 frees), S Taylor, S O'Donnell (1-0). Subs: C Deasy (0-1) for Taylor (15 mins), M O'Leary (0-1) for O'Gorman (half-time), S Gleeson (0-2) for O'Donnell (36 mins), N Bolton for Quirke (40 mins), E Tuohy for Cleary (49 mins).
DOWN:S Savage; C Costello, J McGrath, C Taggart; R Brannigan, G O'Neill, J McManus; L McMullan, C Egan; R Burns, C O'Neill, C Bailie (0-3, 0-2 frees); G Lynch (0-1), M Nicholson, E Sands (0-1). Subs: S Mageen for Lynch (21 mins), C Fitzsimmons for G O'Neill (41 mins), S O'Callaghan for Mageen (41 mins), P Óg McCrickard for Burns (54 mins), B Byers for Costello (56 mins).
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow).
